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Ch. 8 Hema/Immu
Flash Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anemia | a deficiency of red blood cells |
| Coagulopathy | disease of blood clotting |
| any abnormal condition of the blood | dyscrasia |
| destruction of red blood cells | hemolysis |
| hemophiliac | suffers from a disease that causes uncontrolled bleeding |
| RBC | red blood count |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| WBC | white blood count |
| Lymph system includes: | lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen and thymus |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissue |